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PIX to AW Converter

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One-Click Retrieval

Download your AW result as soon as the conversion ends. The output stays available for a full day if you need to grab it later.

Quick Turnaround

The converter processes PIX images rapidly. Most PIX to AW conversions finish within moments of starting.

Private and Secure

Your PIX files are deleted right after conversion, and AW outputs are erased within 24 hours. Your data remains entirely confidential.

How to convert PIX to AW

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose aw or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your aw file right afterwards

About formats

PIX is a raster image format originally developed by Alias Research (later Alias|Wavefront, then acquired by Autodesk) in the mid-1980s for use with their 3D animation and modeling software running on Silicon Graphics workstations. The format stores uncompressed 24-bit RGB image data in a straightforward scanline-by-scanline layout preceded by a minimal header containing the image width and height. PIX was the native output format of Alias's rendering engines, used to store individual frames of 3D animations and rendered stills from software that would eventually evolve into Maya, one of the most influential 3D content creation tools in entertainment history. The format's design reflected the priorities of high-end production rendering: raw speed for writing individual frames during batch renders, exact pixel fidelity with no compression artifacts, and compatibility with the hardware framebuffers used in professional compositing suites of the era. One advantage of PIX is its rendering pipeline heritage — the format can be read by tools throughout the VFX and animation industry, and legacy PIX sequences from Alias-era productions represent irreplaceable primary assets from foundational works in computer animation. The format's simplicity provides another practical benefit: with no compression overhead, metadata complexity, or container parsing required, PIX files can be read and written with minimal code, making them trivial to incorporate into custom rendering and compositing pipelines. PIX files are supported by ImageMagick, GIMP, XnView, and various professional compositing tools.
Developer: Alias Research
Initial release: 1985
AW is the document format of Applix Words, the word processor component of the Applix office suite (later renamed Anyware Office) developed by Applix, Inc. for Unix and Linux workstations. The suite targeted enterprise Unix environments during the 1990s, providing word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and presentation capabilities on platforms like Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Linux where Microsoft Office was unavailable. AW files store formatted text documents with support for character and paragraph styling, page layout, tables, headers and footers, and embedded graphics. The format uses a proprietary binary structure optimized for the Applix application's internal document model. Applix Words gained particular visibility in the Linux community during the late 1990s when it was bundled with several commercial Linux distributions as their default word processor before OpenOffice.org became widely available. One advantage was native Unix platform support — Applix provided professional word processing capabilities on Unix workstations at a time when few commercial alternatives existed. The format's tight integration with other Applix suite components enabled cross-referencing between word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Applix was acquired by Cognos in 2003, and the office suite was discontinued. AW files are primarily encountered today in archived documents from Unix enterprise environments of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Developer: Applix, Inc.
Initial release: 1992

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert PIX to AW?

Embedding PIX images in AW documents makes them easy to share, print, and archive in a universally accepted document format.

What programs open AW files?

Open AW files in their standard reader — Microsoft Word for DOC/DOCX, Adobe Reader for PDF, or appropriate e-reader software.

What makes PIX files historically important?

PIX images come from Alias PowerAnimator, the software behind groundbreaking CGI in early blockbuster films. They represent a pivotal era in VFX.

Can I convert multiple PIX files at once?

Yes — upload several PIX files in a single session and convert them all to AW simultaneously. Batch processing saves considerable time.

Is my PIX data kept private?

Uploaded files are deleted immediately after conversion, and converted files are removed within 24 hours. Your data stays private and secure.